The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-22
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Grasses and clover do best on q
rather firm soil having fine surface.
Lime thoroughly Incorporated with
bit of old cheese will mend broken
china.
Even on the best regulated farms
stock may be injured. Hence old wells,
half hidden bitches and such like
should be covered or filed up.
To kill moles an Indiana farmer
puts strychnine in pieces of liver the
size of a hickory nut, and places the
pieces at different points in their runs.
Christian at Work
Tomato Shortcake: Make crust
as for strawberries, select good, ripe
mealy tomatoes, cut in slices one-half
inch thick, prepare and serve same as
strawberry, using little less sugar.
Boston Budget.
"A good coating of coal ashes upon
path, with a little soil thrown upon
the surface to help solidify them, soon
becomes a walk equal to asphalt. and
very pleasant to walk upon.-Amers-
can Agriculturist.
Farmers can not keep up their
sevener' without reading the agricul-
tural papers. Your branch of farming
Twill be made easy" and successful by
knowing how other good farmers man
| age -RuroL New Yorker.
To take creases out of drawing
paper or engravings, lay the paper or
| engraving face downward on a sheet of
smooth, unsized white paper. cover it
| with another sheet of the same very
slightly damp, and iron with moderate
| ly warm flatiron.
Turn the sheep upon those lands
| that give the most trouble with weeds
Sheep prefer short grazing. and will
eat nearly ali kinds of growing weeds
| as soon as they shoot above ground.
They also scatter their manure evenly
and benefit the soil. -IadiandpoliS
Journal.
Fried hasty pudding: Fried hasty
| pudding, hominy or oatmeal should be
boiled the day before, and set away in
| wet pan to stiffen. A deep, square pan
is the best. Cut in half inch slices and
fry in lard or beef dripping until
brown. The corn meal will take fully
half an hour to brown. Serve hot with
sirup or molasses. Farmer and Manas-
| facturer.
"A pigeon loft should be arranged
on every farm. There is as much profit
| in pigeons as in chickens if rightly
cared for Sell all the squads before
they fly or use them upon the home
table. There is no dantier morsel OF
food than SQUAD that has little down
op its head. After they commence to
fly the tender flesh soon bardens into
muscles, and they are not SO palatable.
Troy Times.
Virginia Salt Rising: Into pitcher
put one teacup of fresh milk, two tea
cups of boiling water, one tablespoon
full sugar, one teaspoon of salt. Into
this stir a quart of flour. Set in a ket-
tie of warm water and cover with q
towel; set near the fire to keep warm.
Let stand three hours, and beat up
well. As soon as it is light, have ready
two quarts of flour, tablespoonful Of
lard and salt each. Make up and work
thoroughly, mold in loaves, put in &
! CREASED pan and keep warm until light
after which bake slowly. Set this yeas
early in the morning GOOD Cheer.
"A writer in popular health jour
nal extols the merits of buttermilk a:
u beverage, saying that it cleanses tn,
human system from the refuse matters
which are so apt to clog it. Butter
milk is also remedy for indigestion
quieter of the nerves and sleep in
Queer to those who are troubled will
wakefulness at night In churning
the first process of digestion is gon
through, buttermilk being therefor
one of the easiest and quickest thing
to digest. Every one who values goo'
health should drink buttermilk ever,
day in warm weather. and let tea ant
coffee alone.-M Y. Observer